Queen Victoria Market to support Bushfire Disaster Appeal

On behalf of Queen Victoria Market, we express our heartfelt sympathy to all those impacted by the fires and sincere appreciation for our emergency services personnel and volunteers, working so hard to battle blazes, to protect lives and to support the many people in need. Our Market is an integral part of the fresh food produce industry and our thoughts are with those in rural and regional Australia who have lost or damaged crops, livestock and farming infrastructure.

To show our support, we will be running fundraising events at the Market commencing next week with all funds to be donated to the Bushfire Disaster Appeal. Fundraising will commence with gold coin donations at the Summer Night Market next Wednesday 15 January and fundraising stations to be set up at the Day Market on 16 and 17 January.

Many of the Market’s superstar traders will be running their own fundraisers, including the donation of their sale profits.

The list of traders are:

• Ripe Cheese – $5 per Aussie Bush Toastie sold between 21 January and 2 February
• Bratwurst – $1 per sausage sold until 14 January
• Ladle & Tong – $1 per soup or salad sold until 14 January
• Spotty Dot – 30% of profits for every Pete Platypus sold between 8 and 22 January will be donated to Wires Wildlife Rescue
• The Hemp Superstore – 10% of sales between 8 and 31 January
• The Apple Corner – Pledging $500
• Allanson’s Souvenirs – Pledging $1,000 to Wildlife Victoria
• The Corner Larder – Inspiring lovers of French Brie to donate to the Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund by giving away a wheel of d’Affinois. Click here to enter on their Facebook page. The Corner Larder have also pledged $500 to the Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund!
• Minstone Candles – Donating 50% of their sales in the month of January to the Bushfire Disaster Appeal.
• Tribal Tastes – Donating 100% of their homemade lemonade proceeds sold on Wednesday 15 & 22 January at the Summer Night Market.
• George the Fishmonger – Pledging $1000 to the Bushfire Appeal through the Red Cross.
• Traditional Lemonade Stand – Pledging $300 to the Bushfire Appeal, the team will also have a tin set up at the Night Market on January 15 for customers to donate.
• American Doughnut Kitchen – Pledging $5000 to the Bushfire Appeal through the Bendigo Bank Community Enterprise Foundation.
• Silver Cinnamon – Donating all sales of their scrunchies on January 15, 22 and 29 at the Summer Night Market.
• Mimmo’s – 10% of all revenue from the Night Market on 8 and 15 January.
• Mercato Gelato – Matching their customers donations to the Australian Bushfire disaster appeal.
• Melbourne Candle Co – Donating 50% of their sales of their Australian Bush Candle to the Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund.
• JT’s Fruit & Veg – Matching their customers donations to the Australian Bushfire disaster appeal.
• Market Juice – Matching their customers donations to the Australian Bushfire disaster appeal.
• Queen’s Harvest – Matching their customers donations to the Australian Bushfire disaster appeal.
• The Hat Project – Matching their customers donations to the Australian Bushfire disaster appeal.
• Red Bird Moments – Have set up a Bushfire donation tin at their store!
• Mary Martin Bookshop – Pledging $1000 to the WWF Emergency Bushfire Fund. Mary Martin Bookshop have also nominated the CFA as their valentine this year, meaning that they will contribute $1 from every ‘Blind Date a Book’ sold from until 14 February to the CFA.
• Simply Spanish – Pledging $1000 to the Red Cross.
• The Epicurean – Stopping by The Epicurean for your cheese needs? Make sure you shop their Milawa range, after being devastated by the fires, do your best to shop local and help our local growers and producers in this time of need.

A big thanks to the following stallholders who recently ran fundraising efforts as part of the Summer Night Market.

• Intone Photography – Auctioned off a framed picture (RRP $339) for $525
• Southside Smokers – $1 from every meal sold on 8 January during the Night Market
• Casanata Melbourne – 10% of all revenue from the Night Market on 8 January
• Taki’s Balls – 10% of all revenue from the Night Market on 8 January
• Cypriot Kitchen – Donating 100% of profits from the Night Market on 8 January
• Little Hangings – 25% of all sales from the Night Market on 8 January

Stay tuned for more updates or click here to donate now!